Memorial Day Weekend

Tonight we took the kids to the Salt Lake Cemetery tonight and tell them a little bit of their family history.  I was unfortunately was unable to go to see my ancestors graves from my mom's side which are much further away, but I hope to go soon.

Alexander and Ellen B Neibaur were my third great grandparents on my biological dad's side.  He is one of the few ancestors from that side that I actually know the most about.  He was a very faithful good man.  Alexander was technically the first Jewish convert.  He was also a dentist and did dental work for the prophet Joseph Smith as well as Brigham Young.  He also taught Joseph Smith the Hebrew language so he could translate the Book of Mormon.  He also wrote a lamentation after Joseph Smith was martyred.  He was such a wonderful and faithful man.  I just hope I'm making my ancestors proud.

Friedrich & Caroline Huxhold are Brian's great grandparents on his mom's side. I don't know much about them oh her than they were from Germany and were at Brian's parent's wedding.

Johann & Frieda Loscher are Brian's grandparents.  They were also from Germany and were very faithful members of the church.  We ended up naming Silas's middle name after Brian's grandpa.

We also came across the graves of President David O Mackay and President Gordon B Hinckley.  

It was a great day.  I'm so grateful for our heritage and where we come from.